10 instructables from us equals 1 super tool from them!

Do you want a fricken laser shark? Do you? Well here's your chance!

• If we post 10 high-quality Instructables we can get a 3D printer, Laser Cutter, CNC Machine, Industrial Sewing Machine, or Electronics Kit for our space.  Projects don’t have to be made as a group. Individual projects can be included towards the sponsorship.

• 

• As an added incentive to get people to post new Instructables to count towards MEH sponsorship, we will offer 1 free month of membership for EVERY instructable that is accepted towards sponsoring MEH a wild toy. If you have the most instructables accepted, you get to choose the toy!

Read more about it here: http://www.instructables.com/sponsorship/

The great migration

We are now moving from our

http://www.meetup.com/mthackers/

To

http://groupspaces.com/Meh

3D Printer

Wow.  It's surprising how many pageviews we get!  I guess I should update the blog more.  Here's our Twitter if you want to catch up.  We keep it pretty up to date.


, the guys who sell top-end rep-raps(3d Printers) have practically given us a 3D Printer to keep!  We'll be dragging it around the state when the roads clear up.  It's a $1,725 piece of epic machinery!  We recieved a 95.36% discount on an AO-100 3D printer!  We're making lots of stuff in Blender with it, including:
1)  A replacement for broken network cable tabs.

2)  D&D figurines

3)  LOTR rings for completion of our Trip to Mordor
4)  Solenoid key track for our door lock(no picture yet)

But first we have to make a couple of other things:

1)  Replacement parts for 3D printer(currently printing)
2)  Extruder parts for a PET bottles to filament machine.

Here is what we've managed to print out so far:

It's a little gear heart found at Thingiverse.com.

Advanced Programming has a new Curriculum!

Advanced Programming

Very Fast Pace Skill Builder

First Lesson is FREE!

Saturdays at the downtown US Bank, 2PM! call 406-204-4226 for entry
Taught by a 3-Year Professor!

Advanced Programming

WHEN

Saturday, Nov 24th, 2pm

WHERE

302 North Last Chance Gulch Street

Helena, MT

At the North entrance to the Walking Mall

Get Directions

Agenda

2PM-2:08 Slideshow of Current topic/topics
2:08-2:15 Two minute Questions
2:15-3:00 Examples of topics
3PM-4:00 Table topics or show and tell

Unit testing

A.K.A. Functional testing/Regression testing. Instructor Jonathan Santy will teach you how to quickly run intensive testing on your models/code.

Web Programming Security

We manually exploit EVERY vulnerability in the Damn Vulnerable Web App. Intermediate programmers will have their mind blown!

Damn Vulnerable Windows

Exploit five known local and remote windows vulnerabilities.

Meh--"No worries"

Facebook@___MEH___

The Helena-based Hackerspace.

U.S. Bank - Helena Office, North Last Chance Gulch Street, Helena, MTMthackers.com

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Snarky comment:

Wow!  You finally found the blog after our hectic move to the new(much better) place.  We've grown a lot in the short year we were at the old space.  Here's a couple pics of 2/400+ wacky new toys:

 The hackerspace has grown...  messy... but still it's grown!  =D  Computers one side,  gaming the other, and electronics in between!

We make efforts to organize though:

That door opens to member's USB thumbdrives.  Each member has a cubby, but you don't have to be a member to use the space during our weekly hack night!

Send saintmeh@gmail.com a message if you're missing these emails:

HHEEEEEYYYYY YOOOOUUUU GUYYYYYYYYYYSSSSS!

The power we defected is electrically connected,

So use it as elected and expect to be respected!

YO!

CHECK IT! (http://www.meetup.com/mthackers/events/42295002/)

Imma gonna greet- to the beat- of the leet retreat-

I said I neva speak easy in the way of deceit!

So if- you're here Thursday then you're in for a treat,

We got the Droid, Interwebs, and some luncheon meat!

(Ya know what's really fun is I'm sending this out to hundreds of Helenans)
^_^  LOL.  Blarg!

'Cause if I'm not already spam,

then there's food for all.

If you're a hacker, slacker, HAM,

or a noob-- jus' call. *

We meet each week to talk and to tink.

Some Mehmbers meet more--

Fridays to interlink.

(CCNA/Network study)

Also here is a shout-out: 

4 DC406--

OX First Friday redoubt,

@ Five, in the @las.

(Computer Security)

Second shout-out's Sunday

When John teaches F.I.R.S.T.

CHS at one. A 

Way to replete thirst.

(Robotics, he also accepts random adult-ish people)

On Tuesday: it's the Board

they're on top o' the ball!

At two they're in the Ford

and they're off to G Falls!

(Fed required board meet--We plan next month/week while we donate plasma at GFalls to pay for our trip to GFalls)

Saturday's a breakdown-

and a time to unwind:

give ideas a shakedown

and you just speak your mind!

(Game/Banter night)

Did I simply pretermit--

Fancy way to say:

intentionally forget

that I missed a day?

Thursday! 

A day 

to meet and learn for free!

Your stay's

a way 

to build humanity!

dot dot dot

Return 

on investments in your time and energy.

Descern 

fair assessments with mental acuity.

*huff*  *puff**

okay.

Thursday is the night

and we meet at seven.

you've got your invite

with nerd rap to leaven.

(open hack night)

Saintmon uses cheesy rap!
It's super exhaustive!

*Saintmon faints*  

PS:  Since my emails are already cryptic, I thought there's no reason they can't be poetic as well.

*PPS:  406-204-4226

PPPS:  If you know of any smarty-pants people that might not know of the awesome nerd community in Helena, forward them this email.  They'll thank you for it... or at least enjoy a good laugh.

PPPPS:  The webcam had an affair with the newly networked projector...  it ended in tragedy and now the webcam is broken.  Sorry.  Send good thoughts the way of webcam VX30002sxew33113.  We're all hoping for the best.

BBQ was a Great Success!

Lots of fun, Fantastic food and not that much sunlight! We met, we nerded out, we had a lot of fun! MEH BBQ FTW!

We Raised $130 profit and had a very good time. We'll do this again next year!

Big props to the Bozeman Makerspace for coming out and having a good time!

If you're interested in being part of a growing makerspace in Bozeman- Check them out at

BozemanMakers.com or http://meetup.bozemanmakers.com/

We had a lot of fun making this important first step in getting a consistent set of fund raisers to help promote a hackerspace in Helena.

We're growing and growing!

Thank you to the following LOCAL sponsors:

Free Alternate Venue in case of Bad Weather

Meal for two! Wow!

Coney Island for $25 gift certificate and five hotdogs!

Wayne Miller for 7 Prize Collectibles!

Power Townsend for $36 of electronics! Including Solar panels and LEDs!

For advertising the event on Fox and ABC!

Other excellent sponsors who weren't featured in this event(but they will be in future ones):
MT Book and Toy Co

Big Dipper Ice Cream

Party Plus

KMart

McDonalds

Wendy's

Pizza Hut

Rock on.